This is not the place to bring the gf or wife for a romantic dinner, but if you want a quick ,midday beef noodle in broth, I don't know a place in all of north America that has better Pho.
It's always packed and the ambience is like a packed TTC subway at rush hour. Shared tables are a must if you're in a small grouper alone.
But for a quick lunch, this place has the best authentic Vietnamese Pho. There's only one other chain that serves better beef noodle in broth, but that is a thai restaurant in san Francisco.
I always go for the special beef noodle.